The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 28, 1981-Page 3 Court acquits local bouncer of felony charge By JOYCE FRIEDEN Edward Abbott, 23, a bouncer at Second Chance nightclub, was acquitted Monday in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on charges of severely beating a customer last March. Abbott, an Ypsilanti resident, was charged with assault and battery in connection with a March 30 in- cident in which he allegedly struck Roger Neirynck, a former Farmington Hills Police Department com- munity service officer. THE ASSAULT AND battery charges were later. changed to a felony charge after Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Cooper announced that more facts had been made available to him. "Changing the charge from assault and battery to a felony (assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder) made the case a lot more complex," said Carl Shaner, Abbott's attorney. Shaner explained that the charge was not changed until a week after the incident occurred. "Neirynck went to the police office the next morning with a black eye. It was obvious he had been in a fight," Shaner said. "But it wasn't until a week later, when he started noticing some blood, that he went to the doctor and had X-rays," Shaner continued. "The X-rays showed a broken bone under his eye," and then the charge was changed, Shaner said. SHANER CRITICIZED the Ann Arbor Police for not conducting a more thorough investigation at the time of the incident. "According to Detective Price's testimony, police officials never had more than a brief conversation with Abbott and (fellow bouncer Daniel) Haisenleder," said Shaner. "They (the police) should have made a much stronger attempt to interview more people." Shaner added, however, that "by the time the trial was over, we had pretty much heard from everybody." Monday's events concluded the second trial related to Neirynck's case. Haisenleder was acquitted of the felony charge on Nov. 18 after a jury deliberated most of the afternoon. Cooper was unavailable for comment on the case. According to District Court records, the March 30 incident began when University student Thomas beJonge was asked by the bouncers to leave the bar because they thought DeJonge was involved in a beer-throwing incident. DeJonge, after replying with a vulgarity, was allegedly struck by Haisenleder. Philip Gozur, a friend of DeJonge's asked Haisenleder to stop hitting DeJonge and was allegedly hit by Abbott. Brickley signs bill on prison *rowding. LANSING 1UI)-Lt. Gov. James Brickley. signed, into law yesterday prison overcrowding legislation which could result in early release of some inmates as soon as this summer to reduce chronically swollen populations. The measure requires the governor to 0 shorten minimum sentences by 90 days when the state Corrections Commission certifies prisons are stuffed beyond their capacity for more than three con- secutive months. Prisoners still would have to receive regular parole approval before being set free. MICHIGAN'S prison system has been bulging at its aging seams for some time. Last fall, ruling in a suit charging conditions amount to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, Ingham County Circuit Judge Ray Hotchkiss declared the system overcrowded and ordered steps to ease the situation. He stopped short of finding any con- stitutional violations, however. PRISON OFFICIALS say the system currently is operating at just below its capacity of 13,013. However, projections indicate the limit will be exceeded in March, making it possible sentence reductions, would be required in June if the problem is not eased. The new law requires the corrections commission to notify the governor when the prison population exceeds 95 Police to charge victim 's roommate in recent murder AP Photo Brickley percent of capacity for more than 90 days. IF THE assessment proves correct, the governor must order the 90-day sen- tence. If that does not work within 90 days, another 90-day cut must be made. Prison officials regard the law as a mere stopgap and warn it could place a heavy burden on the current staff of parole officers with no new hiring in site. sight. Gov. William Milliken, in his recent State of,the State address, called the bill a "badly needed safety valve" but said it is not a Jong-term solution, merely providing "time to adopt more appropriate long-term remedies." "PLANNING AND construction of new facilities must continue despite our fiscal situation," he said. The crowding law was the key proposal in a report prepared by a joint executive-legislative task force on prison overcrowding. Brickley, acting in Milliken's absen- ce, also signed bills to: * Create a seven-member council to review all public employee pension systems. " Revise Michigan's-military code of justice to conform to the federal law. " Prescribe procedures for library board elections. By DAVID SPAK Murder charges will likely be brought against the roommate of a Saline man whose body was found Monday morning stuffed in the trunk of his car parked in a downtown parking structure, a State Police spokesman said yesterday. The suspect, Gary Lazar, took ari overdose of pills Monday night before state police officers found him in the Saline residence he shared with the vic- tim, Richard Mosher, State Police Detective Lt. John Shewell said. Shewell refused to say if the overdose was an attempted suicide. Lazar was listed in fair condition at University Hospital yesterday. SHEWELL SAID charges may be brought against Lazar today. Police have yet to establish a motive in the slaying of Mosher, 39, the manufacturing manager at the Ford Plastics plant in Milan. The- in- vestigation "is touchy as hell because we have a lot of loose ends," Shewell said. An autopsy report said Mosher died instantly from a gunshot wound to the heart. Last seen on the night of January 20 at an intersection near Arborland, Mosher was reported missing by Lazar the next day. Apparently, police said, a friend of the victim spotted Mosher's 1980 Mustang in the parking garage at Four- th and William streets and called police. Police discovered the body in the trunk of the company-owned car. Shewell said the investigation of the case is continuing. ARMY SURPLUS ' We stock a full line of clothing, boots, camping equipment, hunting clothing & winter coats. 201 E. Washington at Fourth Open M-Sat 9-6 994-3572 15% OFF ALL with this coupon (except sale items) imm Expires January 31, 1981 - m -- - m -m - m mm - m II I_ b ., OnThe Move! 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Equal Opportunity Employer Degreed/Candidates - PhD and MS degrees -HIAPPENINGS- FILMS Classic Film Theatre-Hamlet, 4,7,9:45 p.m., Michigan Theatre. AAFC-The Tin Drum, 7,9:30 p.m.,;Aud. A., Angell. Cinema Guild-Rachel, Rachel, 7 p.m.; The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, 9 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. -Max Kade German House-Effi Briest, 8 p.m., 603 Oxford. SPEAKERS Alpha Chi Sigma-student-faculty tea for chemists and chemical engi- neers, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 3207 Chem. CAAS-Niara Sudarkasa, "On the Relationship between African and Af- roamerican Family Structure," noon, SEB Whitney Aud. Communication-bag lunch, Percy Qoboza, noon, 2040 Frieze. CREES-bag lunch, Pamela McKinsey, "Nihilists and Narod: Prede- cessors of the Movement 'To the People,' " noon, Lane Hall Commons. Int. Ctr.-student travel series, "Getting Organized," noon, Int. Ctr. Chemistry-Michael Ferro, "Synthetic Applications of the Divinyl- cyclopropane Rearrangement and Cyclopropyl Phosphonium Annulating Reagents," 4 p.m., 1300 Chem. Chemistry-Bruce Coffin, "Analysis of RNA Cap-Structures by HPLC," 4 p.m.,-l20Chem. . Grad. Women's Network-Math support and lecture series, 4-6 p.m., Rackham E. Conf. Rm. Marketing Club-"Forum of Small Advertisers," Wolverine Rm., Sch. of Bus. Ad., reception following. Ped., Ob./Gyn.-Elizabeth McAnarney, "Adolescent Sexuality and Pregnancy," 4:30 p.m., towsley Sheldon Aud. Chem. Engin.-Brice Carnahan, "The FORTRAN IV Programming Language-II," 7-9 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. Sch. of Social Work-Brett Seabury, "Case Management: Advocate or Adversary?," 7:30-9 p.m., Wash. Ctr. Juvenile Court, 2700 Platt. PERFORMANCES ARK-Hoot Night, open mike, 9 p.m., 1421 Hill. UAC-Laugh Track, 9 p.m., Union Club. MEETINGS Commission for Women-noon, 2549 LSA. Int. Ctr.-Getting organized about overseas trips, noon-1 p.m., Rec, Rm., Int. Ctr. LSA Student Gov't.-6:15 p.m., 3909 Union. Michigan Republicans Club-7:00 p.m., Pendleton Rm., Union. Med. Tech.-Hosp. Lab tour, 7-9 p.m., Hosp. Caf. Dining Rm. I. Stilyagi Air Corps-8 p.m., Alice Lloyd Panel Lounge. U. Christian Outreach-9:30 p.m., S. Quad Dining Rm. II. MISCELLANEOUS Coll. of Arch. and Urban Planning-Photo exhibition of Art Nouveau architecture,8 a.m.-11 p.m., 2nd floor Art. and Arch. Bldg. WUOM WVGR-Taped discussion of "The Humanities in American Life," 10 a.m. Alpha Phi Omega-Red Cross Student Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Union Ballroom. 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